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From the 6/10/08 issue of NIST Tech Beat, the e-newlsetter of the National Institute of Standards and Technology:

Relax, even scientists can sometimes use help when making conversions and measurements with the modern metric system, the International System of Units (known as SI from the French “Le Systeme International d’Unites”.) The good news is that the National . . . → Read More: Unit Conversions Made Simple

I got this via e-mail today:

II Advanced School on Evaluation of Uncertainty in Measurement
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 10-14 December 2007

http://www.inmetro.gov.br/uncertaintyschool

I’m uncertain whether or not I need to attend this school (although I probably do), but I am certain that I’d like to go to Rio . . . → Read More: Uncertain About Measurements?

You can now orrder Fluke’s Hart Scientific catalog on CD or download it from the internet.
The catalog not only contains product information, but articles on topics such as:

Improving SPRT stability and accuracy
Traceability and thermometric fixed-point cells
Stem conduction errors
Thermistors and thermocouples
Avoiding water problems in cold baths

…Plus, the roots of the Hart Scientific rutabaga!

The catalog CD also contains . . . → Read More: Hart Scientific Catalog Available Online or by CD

From the February 17, 2007 NIST Tech Beat:

A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), An Assessment of the United States Measurement System: Addressing Measurement Barriers to Accelerate Innovation, details results of the agency’s first-ever assessment of the capacity of the nation’s measurement infrastructure—a large, diverse collection of private and public-sector organizations—to . . . → Read More: NIST Report Tags Measurement Challenges